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Despite clashing with Mother’s Day, a small
group of volunteers turned out to help the warden with some hedge planting at Muston
Meadows National Nature Reserve. The task was to plant-up some of the gaps in the
hedges with native trees and bushes. These
included hawthorn, blackthorn, dog rose, field maple and crab apple, all of which are found in
the area. The volunteers learnt how hard the Belvoir Valley clays are, and one even man-
aged to snap a spade! All in all, a good morn-ing’s work spent amongst the skylarks and
hares, which will be repeated again next year.
Future events:
Saturday 16th May 10am: Guided walk to view the orchids – meet at the track running off
Woolsthorpe lane at the south end of Muston village.
Sun 14 June 3pm: Guided walk to view the meadow flowers – meet at the track running
off Woolsthorpe Lane at the South end of Mus-ton village.
Issue No. 41
May - June 2009
Village Voice The newsletter of Bottesford, Easthorpe, Muston & Normanton
Filling the Gaps at Muston Meadows
News from Belvoir High School Mr Chris Hart, Chairman of Bottesford Football Club, handed over a £500 cheque to Millie Gordon as a donation to the school’s fundraising effort in support of its specialist schools bid. The presentation took place in one of the science labo-
ratories in the new Winterbeck building following a short tour of the ground floor. The school is on target to achieve the
amount required to make an application and if successful, specialist science status would be awarded from September 2009. The money has been raised thanks to support from parents and friends of the school. (See picture below.)
The Winterbeck Building The new building is now in use and pupils are thrilled at the quality of its facilities. Designed
around a central atrium it includes five science laboratories, nine classrooms, a library and an
ICT suite. Work starts shortly on The Belvoir Building
and the new car park, due to be completed by
late August.
Belvoir High School Fifty pupils from Belvoir High School joined up
with 500 schools across the UK taking part in the BBC News School Report, a project to en-
gage 11-14 year olds in the news. On Thurs-day at 2pm the students broadcast their news,
covering the stories of the day as well as their
special report on “The all new superteen: smarter, faster and THINNER than ever before”.
Y o u c a n f i n d t h e i r r e p o r t s o n www.belvoirhigh.leics.sch.uk//BBCschoolnews.htm
(l - r) Joseph Rogers, Clarice Burns, Mr Paul Ainsworth (Deputy
Head), Millie Gordon, Mr Chris Hart, Jack Riley, Alice Pardoe and Mrs Ruth Rogers.
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20 years old and still noisy…. (Based on articles and letters in the Grantham Journal in 1989)
The Bottesford bypass was
opened 20 years ago on Mon-day February 6th 1989, with
the official opening ceremony
taking place at the V.C. Hall on the following Monday,
February 13th 1989. Construc-tion of the £2 760 000 road
started in the autumn of 1987 and was finished 14 weeks
ahead of schedule.
Within 24 hours of the open-
ing there had been one major and two less severe accidents
on the bypass. Michael Latham, M.P. for Melton, asked a written question in the
House of Parliament concerning the need for traffic management equipment on the road.
A letter on March 10th indicated that maybe some form of lighting was needed. The
paper also included a comment on the height of the embankment between the
bypass and Easthorpe since it was half the promised height. It was considered that ‘the main runway at a busy airport was a quieter site’.
The paper reported concerns that the by-pass would divert traffic from the village
and that ‘Bottesford would become a ghost town’. Later in the year further interest
was aroused when out-line planning applications were submitted for a service sta-tion at the Belvoir Road junction and for a motel and service station on the Gran-
tham-bound side of the bypass, just before the turn to Muston.
634 Bikes on the Egg Run! The 19th Easter Egg Run was held on Sunday 5th April, with a record
634 motor bikes counted here,
each biker providing his own Easter Eggs, and 70+ joining en
route to The Meres. The Run first started with only 12 Triumph
Owners and the numbers have risen steadily each year. The rid-
ers come from all over the East
Midlands, one man coming from Cornwall to take part.
In August there will be a run to Skegness supporting the Air Ambulance (date to be finalised), and on 6th December the Christmas Toy Run.
Class of 1946 The last Village Voice featured a photograph of the class of 1946. Some eagle-eyed readers have corrected the spelling of three of the names, which should have
read: Joan Maplethorpe; Douglas Bell and Ann Hersey. Missing from the list of names was Kathleen Doubleday (after Valerie Box on the front row).
Bottesford Guides Do Their Best Five Bottesford Guides have been presented with the Baden-Powell Challenge Award - the highest award achievable in guiding. Rosie Booth, Laura Gibbons, Ra-
chel Wilkins, Vicky Yates and Sarah Roberts, all aged 14, had to choose, plan and complete ten challenges – which could be carried out individually, in groups or with
their patrols and covered topics such as discovery, healthy lifestyles, celebrating
diversity, global awareness, and skills and relationships. The awards were pre-sented by retired Guide leader Jill Bagnall during the Thinking Day celebrations at
the Village Hall on February 27th.
Louise McGrory Louise McGrory is Headteacher of Bot-
tesford Church of England Primary School. She was appointed as head in
August 2003 after the retirement of Dr
Ann Davies. It has always been a good school, and since Louise took over it
has continued to go from strength to strength, achieving many national ac-
creditations including Investors in Peo-ple, Basic Skills, International Eco
Schools Green Flag Award, Active
Mark, Healthy Schools and Football Charter!!
Louise trained in Dublin and after two years in Ireland and two years teach-
ing in Canada, came to England in
1987, teaching in Melton, Leeds and Leicester, before arriving at Bottesford.
Her experience ranges from working in a two teacher rural Irish school to a 350+ school in Leicester.
The modern head teacher has to be master of many skills, from understanding
and implementing the many government initiatives, managing budgets, leading a team of people, liaising with different agencies, to sorting out playground disputes,
setting targets, evaluating and monitoring standards, ensuring the school is a safe and exciting environment to work and learn in, and, when the opportunity arises,
actually teaching!
Of her time so far at Bottesford she says “I feel very privileged to work with such
great children, a committed and skilled staff, supportive parents and keen gover-
nors. I am very fortunate to be in a job that I love.”
The Bottesford Scarecrows The 7th annual Scarecrow Festival, organised by Friends of Bottesford Primary
School, will be held over the weekend of 13th and 14th June. This year's theme is Children's favourite TV characters.
You can find the scarecrows by following the trail leaflet – available for £1 from
the primary school, The Deli on Queen Street, The Spar on the High Street, and Little Jacks Farm, Orston Lane. The Scarecrows will be out in their gardens from
10.00 am on the Saturday and all day Sunday.
On Sunday 14th June from 12.00 to 4.00 pm there will be a traditional fair held at
the Primary School playing fields (entrance off Barkestone Lane).
Entrance is free and expect to see over 20 stalls, as well as The Friends tombola
stall, prize raffle, wine and water stall, bouncy castles and quad bikes. There will
be the Lions famous BBQ, a licensed beer tent and refreshments. Back by popular demand are traditional games (sack racing, egg and spoon racing) and a Hobby
Horse Challenge for children - and adults who dare! A great family fun event and one not to be missed.
If you are interested in having a stall at the event please contact Kathryn on 0788
303 2441 for details.
Learn a language or brush up your IT at the Community Centre Courses include: Italian, French and Spanish.
First Steps in IT, IT Skills for Employment, OCR Certificate in IT, ECDL Essential Fast Track.
To book ring the centre on 844199 or email: [email protected]
Out of work & need to improve your skills? If you could use some help with: getting new skills; qualifications; CV writing; in-
terviews; and job search, go to Bottesford Community Centre adjacent to Belvoir High school. Skills for jobs sessions are held on Wednesdays 10.00 – 12.00. Ring
Carol on 843617 for details.
Ian Brookes BELVOIR CARPETS
Bottesford Supplier and Fitter of all flooring
Telephone 01949 842770 Mobile 07976 433096
First Public Performance by the U3A CHOIR On Friday 27th March the Choir held an ‘Open Concert’ fund-raising event in The Chapel on Devon Lane for the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children with Host Families
handing out refreshments at the end. The event raised £340 for the charity,
which will cover the air fare for one child to visit Bottesford.
‘April in Paris’ Hilarious Comedy at the Village Hall on 16th May: The next professional theatre event at
the Village Hall will be ‘April in Paris’ on Saturday 16th May at 7.30 pm.
Presented by the Ratatat Theatre Com-
pany, ‘April in Paris’ is an hilarious com-
edy by John Godber about Bet and Al who lead a quiet, humdrum life in their
small Yorkshire home. That is until Bet wins a ‘Romantic Breaks’ competition in
a magazine. The prize is a holiday for
two in Paris! PANIC! They’ve never been abroad before! The trip changes
the way they view the world and each other once they return home. They sample French cuisine, wrestle with their
phrase book, and fend off muggers on the Metro in this hilarious heart warming depiction of the English abroad.
Tickets cost £8 and are on sale in the Deli, and SPAR, and from Sue Middleton on 842215.
Thirty-year old Art Festival For over 30 years, the Vale of Belvoir Art Society has been holding an Art Festival
at Bottesford Methodist Chapel on the May Bank Holiday weekend. The Festival includes the display, and sale, of their pictures as well as stalls, bric-a-brac,
books, cakes and cards. Refreshments are sold all weekend, including lunches,
but this year there will be no cream teas.
The Vale Barn Owl Conservation Group Group Formed in 2008, the group aims to promote barn owl conservation, provide nest boxes and habitat advice.
With its heart shaped face the barn owl is a distinctive countryside bird, but num-bers have decreased due to a decline in prey-rich habitats caused by more inten-
sive agricultural practices. The DEFRA stewardship scheme has benefited barn owls with the introduction of two to six
metre grass strips around arable fields.
The group is also encouraging landowners and farmers to leave some rough grass if
possible.
Road accidents are the main cause of
Barn Owl deaths. Although a superb hunter, it flies low and does not have
‘road sense’. If you see a barn owl whilst driving please slow down if safe to do so
to reduce the risk of collision.
In 2008 25 nest boxes were erected in
the Vale of Belvoir. Thanks go to farmers, gamekeepers and landowners, who
erected and monitored nest boxes, for
their enthusiastic support.
If you wish to find out more about local barn owl conservation, how you can help,
or to make a donation towards the cost of
the project, please contact the group via their website www.barnowltrust.org, or
phone 01949 844319.
SPOTLIGHT ON…
the Rutland Arms
Roger & Jenny give you a warm welcome
to the Rutland Arms
Happy hour, Golden years & the Meal deals
Small conference facilities
All functions catered for
For forthcoming events,
please look at the outside chalk boards or
contact us on 01949 843031
Film Lover Wanted Would you be willing to give up your time to organise film showings in the Village Hall – or another community building? The Phoenix Cinema in Leicester runs the
Centre Screen community cinema scheme that provides and sets up the equip-
ment and runs the film screening. They can also help with selecting a film, pricing tickets and designing posters.
A volunteer from the village is needed to book the venue, promote and run the
event, and sell tickets. The screenings cost £80, and profit on ticket sales is split
50:50 with the scheme to help keep costs down (you can keep 100% of profits from refreshments and/or a raffle). To find out more, or to make a booking, con-
tact Pete Groschl, Centre Screen Coordinator, by telephone on 0116 224 7709, or by e-mail: [email protected].
….Bottesford Business Women
Bottesford has a significant and rising number of business women with a
range of diverse, innovative, and successful ventures. Women-owned and managed rural businesses are increasing yearly, and make a significant
contribution to the local economy and community.
We spotlight five such women who meet regularly to celebrate their suc-
cesses and entrepreneurial spirit. Each of them has had that ‘Eureka’ mo-ment, a new often simple idea emerges, perhaps over something as simple
as a cup of coffee at the kitchen table! The group members are:
• Caroline Arthur, a yoga teacher and therapy practitioner.
• Elizabeth Bland of Vantedge business solutions.
• Teresa Patchett, who designs and manufactures die-cut shapes for a
variety of craft activities.
• Lyndsey Young, the inventor of Count On It labels and a director of the
company specializing in product development, and logo and print de-signs.
• Julia Damassa, a director of Storyshapes Ltd, a product range which has
won national recognition and awards. Julia is a finalist for Leicestershire
Chamber of Commerce Rural Business Woman of the Year 2009.
The ‘BBW’ group usually meets in The Bull at 8.30pm on the first Thursday of each month. They welcome new members, offering support, advice, and
the opportunity to share experiences. If you’d like to join the group please contact Lyndsey on 078757 19849 to confirm the time and date of the next
meeting – these working mums sometimes need to be flexible about times
and dates! Left to right in the picture: Lyndsey Young, Caroline Arthur,
Teresa Patchett, Elizabeth Bland, Julia Damassa
What’s On in May...What’s On in May...What’s On in May...What’s On in May...
And in June...And in June...And in June...And in June...
For details of the Catholic Church, Grantham, telephone 01476 563935
To publicise your event in the ‘What’s On’ column for July & August, please
ring 844823 or email [email protected] by 24th May.
Fri 1st 10 to 10.30am Wriggly Readers at Bottesford Library. Babes to young children; songs, rhymes, stories. Enquiries 0116 305 3550
Sat 2nd 10am – 5pm Sun 3rd 2pm – 5pm Mon 4th 10am - 5pm
Vale of Belvoir Art Society Annual Festival - Methodist Chapel. Art by local talent in variety of media. Refreshments, lunches, teas, stalls etc. Contact Marian Johnson 850845 .
Sat 2nd 5pm - 9pm Family Disco - VC Hall. Games, Activities, BBQ, Bar, etc. Adults £5, Children £1, Family £10 (2 adults + family children).
Sun 3rd morning ‘Friends of Chernobyl's Children’ Fun Run around Bottesford. Registration 8am – 9.45am. Race starts 10am. All age groups welcome. Meet at Village Hall field. Enquiries 842259
Sun 3rd 10am - 5pm Dance for Rosie May 2009. Belvoir High School. Spectators welcome, £3. Family ticket, £20
Mon 4th 10am – 4pm 2pm Teddy Bear Parachute Jumps!
St Mary the Virgin Church. Tour of the church, guided tour of the tower. Light refreshments. Cream Teas from 2.30pm. Booking & details – Judith Wells, Benefice Office 842859
Mon 4th 10.30 - 4pm Gala – VC Hall and on the field, 40+ stalls incl. Skittles & Cake Stalls, Lions' BBQ. Entry & lucky prize programme £1/adult. Parade of Floats & Decorated Bicycles - midday High St.
Fri 8th 9am – 12noon Free Health Checks at the Library. See poster and page 7 for details.
Mon 11th 7.15pm Parish Council meeting. Fuller Rooms. Residents are welcome as observers and for 15 minutes at the start may address the council with concerns or questions.
Tues 12th 2pm U3A – Art Deco (Buildings of Newark) – Bill Davidson. VC Hall
Weds 13th 12.45pm Health Walk, meet outside Welby Practice, Walford Close. See posters in surgeries for details. All welcome.
Thurs 14th 2.30pm Bottesford Methodist Church Women's Fellowship. 'From Crooks to Cas-socks' - Speaker Heather Brown
Thurs 14th 7.30pm Local History Society. 'Albert Ball, Nottingham's 1st World War Ace Pilot' – Peter Hammond. Fuller Room
Sat 16th 10am Guided walk to view the orchids – see front page.
Sat 16th 7.30pm Ratatat Touring Theatre Company - 'April in Paris' – comedy. VC Hall. Tick-ets: Spar Shop, Malthouse Deli, Sue Middleton 842215.
Sun 17th 1.30 – 4.30pm
Dove Cottage Twelfth Annual Summer Fete. Canal Lane, Stathern. Shows, drama, dance, stalls, refreshments. Admission free, car parking £2.
Sun 17th 2.30pm (Hall open 1.30pm)
East Midland Orchid Society. 'Ecuador', speaker - Ian Dorman. Non-members welcome. Enquiries: 842668.
Tues 19th 7.30pm W.I. - Resolutions - VC Hall.
Thurs 28th 2.30pm Bottesford Methodist Church Women's Fellowship - Speaker from Notting-ham and Derbyshire Air Ambulance. Methodist Church schoolroom. Contact Glenys Bradshaw, 842893.
Weds 3rd 7pm VoB Ramblers – East Bridgford meet at car park on Main St. - walk to Knee-ton on Trent Valley Way – 6 miles. Contact: Malcolm, 0115 9875469
Fri 5th 10 to 10.30am Wriggly Readers at Bottesford Library. Babes to young children; songs, rhymes, stories. Enquiries 0116 305 3550
Mon 8th 7.15pm Parish Council meeting. Fuller Rooms. Residents are welcome as observers and for 15 minutes at the start may address the council with concerns or questions.
Tues 9th 2pm U3A – A Vision of Roses – Stuart Dixon. VC Hall
Weds 10th 12.45pm Health Walk, for details see 13th May. All welcome.
Thurs 11th 2.30pm Bottesford Methodist Church Women's Fellowship Speaker Clare Mountford. Methodist Church schoolroom.
Thurs 11th Local History Society - Annual Summer Outing
Fri 12th to 21st Stathern Festival see www.stathernfestival.co.uk
Sat 13th – Sun 14th Scarecrow Festival. Details: see page 3
Sun 14th 3pm Guided walk to view the meadow flowers – see front page.
Tues 16th 7.30pm W.I. “Hawaiian Dance”, Mrs Maureen Jeffries VC Hall.
Sun 28th 2.30pm (Hall open 1.30pm)
East Midland Orchid Society VC Hall.'Cattleya' speaker - Mike Armstrong of Mikandra Orchids. Non-members welcome.
Time to get planting The Bottesford Annual Horticultural Show will be held on 12th September
- so now is the time to plant those seeds to ensure you can compete in this en-joyable traditional and local event!
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Know Your Figures Melton’s Active Together team will be doing FREE health checks at Bottesford Library on Friday 8th May from 9:00am-12pm. The health checks will provide an
opportunity for people to have their blood pressure, waist circumference, weight,
body mass index and body fat percentage checked. The aim is to give people a better understanding of their health and provide tips on how to improve it.
Bookable appointments are available on a first come first serve basis or you can
just drop-in on the day. Leaflets on a number of topical health issues will also be
available to take away.
For more details and to book an appointment please contact Bottesford Library on 0116 305 3550 or simply drop in on the day.
The May Day Gala For just £1 entrance per adult (accompanied children free) you can be sure of a
wonderful day out by coming along to the Gala on Bank Holiday Monday, 4th May.
Starting with the crowning of the May Queen at 10.30am the day is packed full of events.
The main arena has events running all day from 11am- 4pm, including ‘Canine
Freestyle’, traditional games for kids and adults, Hobby Horse racing by the play-
group, the Ann Gibbon’s dancers, Bottesford karate schools, Maypole dancing and the Tug of War. (The young Lions walked away with the prize last year, who can
beat them this year?!) There will be over 50 stalls, a licensed bar, light refresh-ments and the Lion’s BBQ. New for this year is a Family Fun Dog Show, including
‘adorable eyes’, ‘dog judge would like to take home’ and best child handler. Entry
forms can be completed on the day, so don’t forget to bring the dog!
The children’s marquee will have Punch and Judy, Clown Zozo, Party Playbus, model steam train rides, quad bikes and bouncy castles.
The parade along the High Street starts at 12.00 from Winterbeck Industrial Es-tate and includes the new free-to-enter decorated bicycle competition, any theme,
and any age of entrant (bike or person).
Updates on additional attractions are on www.bottesford.org.uk
SOS – can you help? The Gala committee needs your help. Could you please spare some time on Bank Holiday Monday, from 8.00am to help set up and take down our event? If so,
please contact either Clive Yates (Vale of Belvoir Lions) on 844439 or Kathryn
Hinsliff-Smith on 842333. Without your continued support, this event will not be able to flourish.
Local Walks Did you know that the poet Lord Byron’s uncle lived in Muston? Or that Bottesford police station dates from 1842, and is one of the oldest purpose-built police sta-
tions in the country?
These facts, and many more, can be found in leaflets produced by The Bottesford
Community Project. The Muston Heritage Trail and The Bottesford Local History Trail will guide you around the places of interest in each village and both walks
are on the Bottesford Living History website www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk; take
the link to 'Places’ then 'Discovering Bottesford' or 'Discovering Muston'. Also avail-able are the Parish Walks leaflets, one for Bottesford and one for Muston, each
containing two circular walks, one short and one longer – great for families! All four leaflets are beautifully illustrated and include a map to help you find your
way. They are free and available from Bottesford Library. Now that Spring has
arrived why not get some fresh air and learn a little more about your village?
Primary School News The Governing Body of Bottesford Primary School has a vacancy for a Community Governor. This is a voluntary position, entailing
two meetings per school term and one or two visits to the
school per year, for, nominally, four years. A Community Gover-nor is someone who lives or works in the locality served by the
school, and who has an interest in education. For further information, please con-tact Helena Brooks, Clerk to the Governors, 842224, as soon as possible.
Football The following teams are through to the Cup Finals in their respective leagues:
• Under 10s and Under 12s from the Grantham Youth League.
• Under 11s from the New Newark Youth League.
• Senior Reserves from the Grantham and District Saturday League.
Well done to the teams, and we look forward to hearing of
further success in the next Village Voice.
Sports News
Village Voice Contact information Advertising: Anne Ablewhite on 842259
Editorial: Dilys Shepherd on 843505 or Susan Meech on 843402
Deadline for Issue 42: 23rd May
www.villagevoice.bottesford.org.uk
E mail: [email protected]
Or: 12 The Paddocks, Bottesford
Whilst every care is taken in the printing of
notices and advertisements, the committee
accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies
or consequences which may arise from them.
Views expressed in the Village Voice do not
necessarily reflect those of the committee.
The History of our Four Villages A book about the recent history of the communities of Bottesford, Muston, East-
horpe and Normanton has been written. Contributors include village residents and members of the Bottesford Community Heritage Project.
The title will be ‘Not Forgetting – Aspects of Village Life in Bottesford, Easthorpe, Muston and Normanton.’ The book, to be published in the autumn, will be publi-
cised at the May Day Gala and will also be advertised on the Bottesford Living
History website.
Village Guide Please note that we have two amendments
which we invite you to make to your Village
Guide: • The Junior Badminton Club meets as fol-
lows:
Monday: 8 – 12 years, 7.30 – 8.30pm and 13 -16 years, 8.30 – 10.00pm.
Friday: 8 - 12 years (2nd group),
6.00 – 7.00pm. • Parish Council Assistant Clerk:
Please remove Liz Stones’s name &
telephone number.
Great British Fish and Chip Supper – Friday 15th May 2009 Want to do something different? Want to raise money where you live or work?
Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 15th May 2009 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord injury and
supporting SIA’s information and support services.
For more information or request a fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on 0845
678 6633 extension 229 or email [email protected]
William Roberts, 1916 - 2009. Bill died
peacefully in his sleep on Easter Sunday, 12th April. He was a great supporter of Village
Voice, and of Bottesford. He will be sadly
missed. Our condolences go to Bill’s family and friends.